Male Tree Swallow with shaded mountains in the background, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, MontanaMale Tree Swallow with shaded mountains in the background – Nikon D300, f5.6, 1/1600, ISO 500, -0.7 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light

This male Tree Swallow was perched on a fence post in western Montana last week when I photographed him while the morning light lit him up beautifully. The blue in the background isn’t sky or water it is simply a portion of the distant mountains that were still shaded by the peaks high overhead. The swallows in many of the areas that I traveled to were very busy with nesting activity. I saw quite a few scuffling with bluebirds for nest boxes and bringing in nesting material.

Life is good.

Mia

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